Engraving of a workshop with a seated craftsman holding a stringed instrument, a standing man in a hat, a bass viol at right, and a town view through a window.

De Instrumentmaker, engraving from Het Menselyk Bedryf by Caspar Luyken

An engraved plate titled 'De Instrumentmaker' shows a workshop where a seated craftsman rests a stringed instrument on his knee while a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat watches. A large bass viol stands at right, and a window opens onto a town and river scene; Dutch verse lines appear beneath.

Artist: Caspar Luyken
Date: 1694
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Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 2472 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1694.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

17th century 1690s 1694 engraving emblem print dutch print workshop stringed instrument craftsman town view